Fire destroys Sparrowbush home

SPARROWBUSH — A house on Peenpack Trail was destroyed by fire Wednesday.

Sparrowbush fire Chief Jack Flynn described the single-story ranch-style home as a total loss. No one was home at the time.

“It was back in the woods and it probably burned for an hour before anyone noticed the smoke,” Flynn said.

The fire was first reported around 11 a.m. and 45 firefighters from eight companies responded to the scene. It took them about 90 minutes to bring the fire under control, and firefighters were on the scene until about 4 p.m.

Investigators were still trying to determine the cause of the fire as of late Wednesday afternoon, Flynn said.